Amanda Belzowski’s Lemonade Stand A 15 year old girl that is a passionate volunteer‚ philanthropist and inspirational speaker has an unfinished mission to inspire other youths to follow their dreams. Amanda Belzowski’s lemonade stand has raised over $150 000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation‚ Save A Child’s Heart and Sick Kids Hospital. Her Beginning In 1998‚ at the age of 2‚ Amanda and her family were on a bike ride for the Heart and Stroke Ride in Toronto. After the fundraiser‚ they stopped
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You may have been told that it is important to make your business‚ branding or your personality stand out‚ but do you really know what this term means? The term “stand out” actually originates from the year 1898 when a group of workers decided to stand out or go on strike. Today the term is associated with making yourself‚ or something‚ stand apart from others. In other words to distinguish yourself differently from those around you. Of course standing out from other people is not that easy to
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Stand Your Ground Law One law I will forever remember is the “Stand Your Ground” law. This law has been around for some time now but many people including myself have only recently learned of this law‚ because of a very emotional case in Florida involving ‚George Zimmerman” murdering a 17 year old unarmed boy named “Trayvon Martin.” Stand your ground law was actually passed October 1‚ 2005. Ironically Florida was the first state to pass (Stand your ground law) and now Florida is the state
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Stand Your Ground Law varies in language depending on the state. Some States have not yet adopted this particular law. Although there is no set definition on this law‚ the Stand Your Ground law means that under certain circumstances individuals can use force to defend themselves without first attempting to retreat from danger. In simpler terms‚ if you come into contact with someone who infuses danger upon you or others‚ instead of running away you stay and defend yourself. The main idea is self-defense
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The "Stand Your Ground" statute states that “a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force‚ including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony” (Sherman). Many people will say that
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Taking a Stand Many people try to do the right thing‚ but do they do it out of justice or the hope for fame? Some people strive to be heroes‚ not for the justice or satisfaction of knowing they did a good deed‚ but for the accomplishment of people knowing who they are and praising them for what they do. Taking a stand counts more than if you win in the end or not. It’s not the winning‚ but the taking part and taking action that counts. If someone does everything in their power to do the right thing
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older dog. I was one of those people who thought that there wasn’t much difference. That is until I became a new puppy owner for the first time a week ago and all the responsibility of a new puppy fell onto me. Energy‚ eating and drinking‚ training‚ cost‚ and how they are when alone are all things I examined. New puppies have a ton of energy‚ in spurts. At first all they want to do is sleep‚ which is what an older dog does. However‚ when they are awake‚ they are wide awake. My older dog‚ even
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Abolish Stand Your Ground An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind said by famous peacemaker Mahatma Gandhi. This law has caused people to kill first instead of trying to avoid conflict. If we don’t change the logistics of this law then we won’t know which side of the law that we stand on. The law is supposed to solve problems‚ not create them. Laws should provide as much clarity as possible‚ not expand racism and discrimination. Laws should always bring about the practical results
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The Play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof written by Tennessee Williams is set in Mississippi around circa 1960’s. There is one main protagonist named Brick and one main heroine named Margaret. Brick and Margaret live with Brick’s family‚ Big Daddy and Big Mama. Big Daddy is the sole breadwinner in the family due to him owning various businesses‚ one of which is a large cotton plantation. As the story progresses‚ the family which includes Big Mama‚ Brick‚ his spouse and Bricks brother’s family gather all together
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could distinguish between the presiding parties in the courtroom‚ and he is able to assist in his own defense‚ hence he is competent to stand trial. However‚ as the prosecutor who took the case on said‚ by the spirit of competency Ralph did not meat the criteria‚ but by legal definition he was competent to stand trial. The 4 experts that the defense called to stand verified that Ralph is suffering from a severe delusion and that he did not know the nature of what he was doing and the consequences of
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